Detachable share.



'W. KLG.

' DE'ACHABLE SHARE.

APPLICAUGH min mms, 3914.

Patented Apr. 1s, y1915.

W. KLUG'.

VDETCHABLE SHARE. APPLlcATlou man mmzskwm.

Patented A111313, 1915.

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WLLIAM IYVLUG, OF PLAZA, NORTH DAKOTA.

DETACHABLE SHARE.

ing the plow share detachably connected.

:I therewith.

' One object of my invention is to provide a plow having means to detachably receive and engage a plow share, so that the latter may he readily removed for repairing, slinrpeni'ng etc., or 'replaced by another when worm Another ohject of my invention is to provide a meinbeislidable over the mold board and having ineens coperatiii'g with other means carried by the share to retain the latter in adjusted position.

A stil further object of my invention is to provide a novelfand unique means for the actuation of said member.

A still further object'of my invention is to provide a supplemental plate for the mold board having means providing forthe' positive engagement of certain other means carried by the plow share whereby the latter may be detachably engaged with said mold board.

-lilith `these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fiily described and claimed.

ln the accompanying drawings in which corresponding numbers are designated by similar reference characters: Figure l is a top plan view of my improved plow; Fig.

. 2 a bottoni plan view thereof; Fig. 3 is a side elevation; F ig. 4 is a perspective view partly in section illustrating the mold board appurtenances and manner of attaching' thc plow share; Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken on the-dine 5-5 of Fig, 3'; Fig. 6 is a side eievation of my improved plow Share;

Fig` f! is a transverse `ction' thereof taken on the line 7 3; and ig. 8 lis a top plan view of my improved detachable handle showing the latter in engagement with the actuating inver of tevnger supporting Patented Apr. 13, 1915.

Application led January 2, 1914. Serial No. 814,379.

plate, said lever being shown partlyin section. A

ln its present exemplication my invention comprises a mold board'l having the configuration shown, a land side 2 suitably supported in angular relation thereto and having one corner cut away so as to conform to one edge of the mold board against which it abuts, while the end contiguous to said cut away portion is straight as at ,3 and disposed in offset relation to the loweredge of the mold board so as to form a seat the purpose of which will be hereinafter referred to. Removably connected to the forward portion of the mold board is a frog 4 having integrally formed therewith a frog landside wvhich carries the land 'side 2,the-

latter being spaced therefrom by the spacing blocks 6 and connected thereto by bolts f projecting through suitable vopenings formed in spacers 6 and frog landside 5, said bolts havin threaded thereon nuts 8 to prevent their isengagement. The lower edge of the frog 4 projects beyond that of the mold board l and is provided with notches 9 asclearly shown in Fig. 2. Disposed contiguous to the inner edge' of the frog 4 is. a pivotally mounted companion plate -10 also provided ivith a notch l1. .The notches thus' formed in the frog 4 and companion plate 10 are intended to receive the headed studs 12 secured in'spaced relationship to thef formed bythe coperation of theedge'?) withv the landside 2 and one edge of the mold isa board l as clearly shown in Fig. 3 and t us making a neat and compact connection between the mold hoard and plow share. In addition to the above the landside le is also provided on its under sidewith a groove 15 extending inwardly from one edge of the wing and adapted to receive the head ofthe boltfl` disposed contiguous to the lower.

end of the frog 4: as clearly .shown in 3 and 5. This are ngeinent forms a guide 'for the plow share when -theflattac is being placed in position and also adds to theatehi'iity of itsicnection with the'inod 'boa-rd lil. In this omnection it is'to be 'noted that by extending the supplemental' frage so at 17.and the .lower edge of this enlarged portion extended outwardly at right angles as at 18 and providedwith a series of threaded openings which receive the threaded ends of the fingers 19. The free ends ot' these fingersare hooked shaped as at 20 so as v'to Lengage the studs ,i12 on the plow share as clearly shown in Fig. v2. The major portion of the finger supporting plate isrednced as Aat 21 and passes between guides which latter are arranged in parallel relationship on the mold board 1, said reduced portion being yieldingly held against vertical movement by the plate 23 slidably mounted on the guides 22, and yieldingly held in enfgagein'ent with the reduced portion of the 'nger supporting plate 1G by the spring 2i interposed between` the guides 22 lwith one end inelosing the stud 25 formed on the plate 23 and the opposite end invclosing a small stud formed on a bracing bar 26 to be hereiii'attcrreferred to.

For t-lie actuation of .the finger supporting plate 1G the free end of the latter is pivotally connected to a lever 27 which in lturn is pivoted intermediate its ends to the bar 28, whose extremitiesf'are secured to or integral with the segmental rack 2i). Rack 2S) is ymounted in a plane substantially at right angles to that of the mold board 1 and has one of its extremities secured to the latter and the' other suitably connected to the herenbeforc mentioned bracing bar 26, one ond ot which is bent inwardly substantially' at right angles and connected bybolts, or otherwise, tothe landside 5 of the frog el as clearly shown in Fig. 7. By. arranging theinger supporting plate 1G in themanner described it may be actuated transversely across the mold board 1 so that thebuiwed end oi the fingers 19 which have been brought into engagement with the studs on the plow. share will completely draw said studs within thc notchcstorinml in the companion and supplemental plates thusbringing and holdingr the plow share in contact with the niold board and land side.

In order to lock the lcvcr 2T in its adjusted position. l providea plate iwhich is secured to the levcr 2T contiguous to its free end and hasits lower portion oflsct from said lever and overlying one side of the and repaired when necessary.

rack 29, the upper end of this plate 30 eX-'I tending outwardly at right angles and provided With an opening 31 which coacts with the opening 32tornied inthe central port-ion of said plate 30. Extendingv through vthe two openings 3 1 and 32 is a pawl 33 Whose lower'end is adapted to engage the teeth of the segmental rack 29 and is offset so as to y, To permit operation of the pawl. its upper or free end is bent substantially at right angles toits body portion and ovni-lies the toothed edge of the rack. A

Detachably connected with the/'free end of lever 2T, as shown in Figs. 4 and S, is a sus handle having at its lower end a socket` -or casing 36 which receives the free end of said lever 27. Projecting obliquely from the lower end of the casing 3G are the two arms 37 to the lower ends of which connected a dog 38, which, when the handle is in en-v gagement with the free end of lever :27, isr

`adapted to engage the right angularly eX tending portion ot the pawl 33. To actuate the dog 33 the latter is connected to one end of a .rod 39 mounted on one side of the haiidle and in the guide nut di). The upper end of rod 39'is extended laterally and then 'fo"- wardly into engagen'ient with the eye `i1 formed in the hand grip 42. Asit is desired lthat the dog 38 be brought to its initial po sition after every actuation of the hand grip, a spring 43 is disposed on the rod 3S) with one e'nd underlying the guide nut C and the other end engaging the stop screw #145 consequently whenever the dog is brought to an elevated position the spring will be com-v pressed so that releasemcnt ci' the hand rgrip .will immediately return the dog to its original position. Thus it will vbe seen that when the studs carried by the plow sharevhave been seated within the notches adapted to receive them, the fingers carried by the linger supporting bar brought into engagement with the studs, the linger bar actuated and locked in actuated position. the plow share will be firmly and dctachably connected to the mold board without any disadvantages ensuing trom said detachable connection.

From tbc foregoing it will be secntliat I have provided a plow and one in whichtheplow share may be replaced when desired and the minor details of construction may bc rcsortcd to without departingl from the v principle or sacrificing anyof the 'advantages ot the claimed invention.

-supportin seid mold oord, hiigerscarried by seid messie comprising s plow share, a series oflaterally projecting stuns thereon, s frog andre, mold board disposed iig-on the letter end having i s t ireeeire said studs, e finger therein noJ o meer niorably mounted upon t il e,

member to engage said studs and ineens cooperating with seid member to uctuute-the latter and retain the saine in adjusted posi tion.

2. i device oi the 'churacterspeciiied coinrisin a nieu' share, a mold board a. fro D A v 7 mounted upon the lutter und herring therein n pluruiit),7 of notches, a `guide plate disposed r ions to said frog, seid plete having s. i u. notch, s series ot lsteruily projecting studs corri-ed by seid plow share, one of seid studs being adapted to project into the notch iioixned -l guide plete, the remaining stun-.s being adopted to project Within the notches torined in said frog, s finger supporting' ineniber niovohly mounted upon siii-d inold board, fingers curricd by seid member to engage said studs, und nieans'cooperating with said 4member to actuete the letter and retain the seme insdjusted position snbstsntieilj; as for the purpose set forth.

fr device of the che-rector described' seid incid board, fingers corrieri by said member to enguge said studs, and means cooperating with said nieniber to actuute the latter and retain the seine in adjusted posi4 tion.

e. A device et thev character coniprisinp` a plow share, e series thereon, mold board, i hindside disposed in direrg'ent relation to the mold boord, a iro carried by said mold boort and havin t eriin notches te receive said studs,

Jog liurino relation thereto und di `)osed contiguous to the mold-hoard lend ide, e bracing bei. connected :it its eXtreniit-i to seid troef lundsioe und mold board, a segments-.l recit having'one end secured to said bracing bur und the opposf te end thereof to suid incid board,

u finger supporting ineinhcr Inovobiy mountsaid ed upon said inold boord, fingers carried by said member to engage said studs, und a handle operatively connected with seid ineinber, und coucting with segmental ruck to adjust und retain seid member in adjusted position. I'

A device of the character described lunflside arranged in angular comprising e mold board, e frog on the latter, seid frog projecting beyond the lower edge or" said inoldboarthe projecting portion thereof having therein notches, a plow share, haring its upper` edge in c ntact with the lower edge of said mold boord, and overlying the projecting portion of said frog, studs to project within Said notches in the lutter, n finger supporting member movably mounted upon the mold boa-rd, ngers carried by seid member to engage said studs and means cooperating with said member to adjust the latter and retain the same in adjusted position.

6. A vdevice of the character described comprising a meid boord, a land side arranged in divergent relation to said mold. boord, one edge of the land side cou'cting` vWith one edge of the mold board to form a sent, u plow share, the latter having a landside arranged in angular relation thereto for-'med with an extension to enter said seat, and coact-ing means onsaid share and mold board to retain the latter in detachable engagement with said mold board.

7. er device of the character described comprising av plow share, a series of studs thereon, e mold board, a frog on the latter haring therein notches to receive said studs,

o finger supporting member, movably mounted upon ysaid incid board, fingers carried by said nieniber to engage seid studs, a guide for said finger-'supporting member, a spring pressed plete mounted upon said guide to yieldingly vengage said member, and ineens cooper-ting with said member t0 actuute the latter und retain the suine in adjusted position.

S, A device of'the character described comprising u inoldboard, a frog carried by said mold boord, u plo7 share having a detachable engagement Withsaid frog, a inember niovahly mounted upon the latter and coecting with seid plow share, u segmental rack secured to seid mold board, an actuating lever pivotally connected thereto, one end of said lever having a` loose connection with said member, the other' end being free, e spring pre ed pawl carried by seid lever und adapted to engage the teeth ofsaid ruck, said porri havin@F its upper end extended substantially :it rient ongles thereto, u handle having o socket to receive the free end of suid lever, u dog pivotully secured to suid handle to engage the angular extension of seid porvi and ineens on said handle to eetuute the dog lthereon.

A device of the character described, comprising` a plow share, u series of studs thereon, u incid board, a. landsicle arrnged in divergent relation thereto, o frog #interposed between seid lendside and mold hoard, said frog having its lower edge projecting below that of said mold board'and ha 'ing therein apair of spa-ced slots eX- los tending inwardly `in parallel relation from its lower projecting edge, said slots being adapted to receive the studs carried by said plow share, a finger supporting member movably'mounted upon` said mold board, fingers thereon to engage said studs, and means ooperating with said member te actuate the latter and retain the'same in adjusted position.

.10. A device of the character described,

comprising a' mold board, a lanflside disf posed in angular rel'z'on with resp'e'ct thereto7 a frog, a landside'integrally formed with vthe latter, said frog landside beinginterposed between said mold board and its landside with their lower .forward portions provjeoting beyond the forward portions of the mold board and its landside, a plow share, the'latter having a divergent landside whose inner surface is formed with a Channel, said plow and its landside overlying the projecting extensions of said frog and landside7 means on said frog landside to vooperate4 with said channel and ooaeting 'means on said share and mold board to retain the former in detachable engagement with the latter.

NILLAM KLUG. W itnesses:

`Minn FLATLA, E. E. HUBER. 

